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WORK READINESS INITIATIVE UNDER DIGITAL JOBS FOR AFRICA

THE EOH WORK READINESS PROGRAMME
This programme is known as the World of Work, or WOW for short.
WOW is embedded in larger workplace learning programmes called learnerships that are discussed earlier in this document
under the heading “The EOH Youth Job Creation Initiative”. This makes it more effective than if it were offered as a standalone programme, as it attracts greater employer engagement and incentives, as well as higher learner motivation and
relevance.

FAST FACTS
▲▲ Purpose
−− Facilitating development in the learner of critical skills needed to function productively in the work environment and
add value to the employing business
▲▲ Duration and format
−− Five day full-time workshop followed by 7 weeks of work exposure
−− Impact evaluation in week 8 including mentor and manager appraisals
▲▲ Target audience
−− Newly employed staff, interns or learners, especially where this is their first job
▲▲ Central organising question for learners
−− “Do you know who you are, what your capabilities are, and where and how you fit into the new world of work?”
▲▲ Most important skills identified
−− The ability to handle change (resilience)
−− The confidence to present a personal brand professionally
▲▲ Structure
−− Learners understand how the human brain thinks and learns, and apply this to understanding their own personal
thinking style, based on a left-brain, right-brain dichotomy
−− Individual thinking styles are related to specific work related skills encouraging the learner to reflect not only on what
is required of them in the workplace, but also to self-reflect in terms of how their thinking style affects their application
of these work related skills
−− Personal growth is therefore linked directly to the development and improvement of work related skills
−− The programme is structured into five modules, which were also identified in the PriceWaterhouseCoopers report
“Managing Tomorrow’s People - the future of work to 2020”, as core skills required by new entrants in the workplace
Module 1 - Big Picture Thinking
Module 2 - Interpersonal Awareness
Module 3 - Structured Thinking
Module 4 - Analytical Thinking
Module 5 - Innovation & Creative Thinking
▲▲ Topics
−− See “Appendix 1” for the full list of topics covered

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